This Is a Choice!' The View Crew Throws Down Over Government Shutdown

"Here's where I think this should go, Alyssa Farah Griffin began. So, these Obamacare subsidies basically, if they're not extended, a lot of Americans' premiums are going to shoot up. I personally support extending them for one year and then deciding to actually fix our healthcare system. I don't believe in indefinitely extending them actually fix the problemhave the vote but open the government, vote to extend those Obamacare subsidies, and SNAP recipients will be able to afford their holiday meals and provide for their families."

"Sara Haines said she thinks it would behoove Democrats to sign the CR bill because when Republicans either come forward with a plan and we fix healthcare or Democrats call them on their bluff, that will fall solely on the shoulders of Republicans If people don't get their healthcare and it spikes 114 percent, we're looking at about five to seven million people that will lose it altogether because they can't afford it in this country. That will be a game-changing moment and it will be clear who's at fault on that."

"I don't think that it's close as to who's to blame for this, Sunny Hostin said. The Republicans run the Senate, the House. They also run the White House. Arguably, they run the Supreme Court. They are in charge. Hostin continued: This is a choice by the Republican Party. This is a choice. They don't care that much that premiums will go up 114 percent. They do not care that 40 million people will lose their benefits. They just do not care. This is a choice."

House leader Mike Johnson (R-LA) has kept the House out of session for five weeks while demanding that Senate Democrats vote for a continuing resolution to reopen the government. Democrats have refused to pass a continuing resolution without negotiations on health-care subsidies. Failure to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies could cause premiums to spike roughly 114 percent and potentially result in five to seven million people losing coverage and widespread loss of benefits. SNAP recipients face worsening food insecurity amid the shutdown. A one-year subsidy extension would prevent immediate premium shocks and help families afford holiday meals while broader reforms are considered.

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